Discover how the IRS's Rule 72(t) lets you make penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs and other retirement accounts, including key calculations and examples.

If you try to withdraw early from just about any retirement plan, you'll be slapped with a penalty—an incentive to leave your money alone and let it build toward retirement like you always intended.

You don’t need a finance degree to figure out how long it’ll take to double your money as an investor. The Rule of 72 offers a quick shortcut to estimate growth based on interest rates or, on the flip ...

You've spent decades contributing to a tax-advantaged retirement savings account. Now, for one reason or another, you want to withdraw your money. Maybe a medical issue has pushed you into early ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could quickly determine how much your savings could be worth in the future? Or how much you need to earn on your savings to reach a goal? It’s easy to set a savings goal ...

Growing up, I never really understood why my grandparents became so obsessive about money, how much they saved, and how much they were worth, but it was clear they were quite obsessed with money. Now, ...